Battery hanger



June zo, 1944. HEMEYER e y2,352,111

BATTERY HANGER Filed Aug. 14, 1941 INVENTOR Harvey` f. Meyer: BY w"ATTORNEY Patented June 20, 1944 o Whitaker Battery. Supplt7 lCompann,North `...KansasCity-,..Mo.,.a corporatonoffMissouri,

Application August 14, 1941,"seria1 No; 406,817

lron-iras.,V (Crisp-fossi f iriventionfrelates to a battery hanger, andMy improved 'battery hanger is' primarily deL more particularly toahanger thateiectively signed to', hold any size storage vbattery-inV-trans" and bindsfrstorage batteries, such as areused in verse orjlongitudinal" relation to a vSillDPC-irting automobiles', motor boats,and thev like, of 'any y 'frame-within 'a vehicle`-or the like, such asan laulprrmtical"jsiz'e; in operative position," the principal 5tomo'bile. f object fotie'invention being to provide a con'- The hangerpreierablyconsists of a'band of venient, {adjustablei lrelati ve'lyeconomical vand vstrapironf2, yor of any suitable material that'mayefi'cientlbatteryhangen b'e bent 'to 'conform t the contour of thestorage Other objectsof 'the present. invention are to battery asindicatedby the upstandingstrap'arms provide a hanger. that t'sanysizefibatte'ry; 'to `n or sections 3. Slots 4 and Sfare providedY inthe.providela llian'ger, tlie'use 'of which facilitatesthe strap toallowpassage of bolts 6, and"l1-lor' the-likeg installation and removalof a b'tteryiin such a whichfmay be, mounted on y sills "or supporting.manner .thatnstallation or removairnay 'be .'.efmembers',zasindicated-at and'BjFig'. 1, of a Avefectd'm the least possibletimeand with the least hicle or the like, which the battery is imount'- vpm)ssible convenience; to provide "afhanger if ed. "IheupstandingAsection's of the strap'are Whiohserveslto hold a storagebattery inoperabent upwardly preferablyatsubstantiallyfa'nine-.tivefpositionirrespective of the size ofthe batty-degree angle yasindicatedat-ll), vthen prefertery.; .totprovide a hanger which retainsv'the storf ably laterally -and outwardly as indicated Iat Il agebattery .inposition and `prevents movements Ain such a manner that thelateral'slotted sections of `thie batteryordinarily 'due .to movement ofthe :lo `I'2 and I3 may be bolted or otherwise securedto vehicle; toprovide a hanger which retains. ,the the sills andil for holdingthebattery "securely storage batteryin.eithertransverse orv longitudi- Ainplace as Shown in Fig. 1 nal vrelat-ionto a supporting frame; toprovidea Located preferably substantially centrally' of substantially.universalbattery ha'r '1 g er;'V and to the .strap .2 is a depressedseat I4,'z provided with provide; improd lementsflld-fllangelnents 145'an opening I5 in the center thereof' adapted to .thereof .in -alo atteryhanger. otthehh'ar-acterand receivea bolt, Arivet or the like IB.

for thep1l1`p0es S813 .f Qlifh-v y i Mounted .intermediatelyf of the.ends o'ffthe InaQQOm-plishing-thse.andOthergobeS/of'the strap 2is aprimary b att'erys'upport'll prefernresentinvention. l haveprovidgdmprovedde: ably consisting of a piece .ofsheet metal, alsofo'f tails ofstructure., l;ne preferred'orm at whielfi torectangularshapeiorsupportingthe storagebatf is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, tery l. IYhe support 4preferablyhas a pair.citopwherein;r posite .sides bent upwardly, '.as. indicated .at I8 Fig.1 is a side elevational view of a battery supand I 9` to form' a v pairof opposite vlo11`git11-dinal ported by a hanger embodying the featuresf the anges 20 for preventing sidewise 'movement f present invention.the storage battery when mounted in a vehicle Fig. 2 is a detailperspective view of my imfor use,

proved hanger showing the hanger in longitudb The battery support I1 isalso provided 'with a nal relation t0 a hanger SFPDO'rtlng Strap.depressed portion having a central recess 2|, Fig. Fig. 3 is a bOttOmpel'SPeCtlVe VleW 0f the hang- 5, said depressed portion being adaptedto pivoter With the Side members ShOWIl llllfOimed and 4.0 ally nest inthe seat I4 of the strap 2, and is pivshowing the hanger 1n transverserelation to the @tally Supported on thev strap by the bolt 01. rivetsupporting strap therefor. I6 for holding the strap and support inrotative Fig. 4 is a plan view of the hanger with the relation to eachother.

straps unformed and with-the hanger in longitu- The battery support IIis also provided with dinal relation to the SupportingStrapcorresponding pairs of depressed stops 22 and 23 Fig. 5 iS adetail, Vertial. transverse cross-secor the like, adapted to engage thesides of the tional view through the hanger, substantially on Strap 2,as shown in Fig. 5 at 24 and25, and in the line 5 5, Fig. 4. such amanner that the longitudinal flanges 20 Fig. 6 is a vertical,transverse, cross-sectional and 2l of the battery support are parallelto the view through the hanger substantially on the line side edges ofthe strap 2.

6 6, Fig. 4. The support I'I is also provided with lugs 26 Referringmore in detail to the drawing: and 21 or the like, formed by depressionsin the I designates a conventional storage battery, support as indicatedat 28 and 29, Fig. 4.

which may be of any suitable design, and which The support as soarranged is pivotally mountis preferably rectangular in shape. ed on thestrap 2 -by the bolt or rivet I6 and,

when it is desired to support a battery transversely of the strap 2, thesupport I I may be sprung outwardly relative to the strap and pivoted onthe bolt or rivet I6 to a position wherein the lugs 26 and 21 engage thesides of the strap v2 and hold the longitudinal flange 2l) of the memberII in transverse relation to the edges of the straw.-.

The operationofsa T rfa'ttery hangerV Constructed as described'is asfollows:

When the size of the battery to be supported by the present hanger isdetermined, the side anges of the primary fbattery support=j I;I-- areturned upwardly to provide an appropriate space therebetween.

fastened to the strap 2 by the; as shown in Fig. 4. The er'rdsof arethen bent upwardly,asshownV in Eig. 2,

ing the battery 4se'cifirelyv in place.;

The4 arrangsm nt of: ther-hanger, Las .Shvn in Figi?, is providedfor'usewhen thepos'itioii-of the battery in' a vehicle requires thatthe'. battery be .placed `transversely-.,offv thestrap 2; ,this forconvenience and easy.' mounting fofV the battery inacertainposition.in.tlievehirlelY Y y-It-vis apparet, theref'ore, that myinvention providesa battery hanger thatvis strong, rigid, durable and.Aeasily-,installeiV that vpro vides ffor easy placement and removal ofaf storage bat- .tery of any size inthe hangergandthfat provides aconvenient, economical Kand eiiicientbattery hanger that isadmirablyfsuited fdrcarrying out the purposesfdrwhihitwas designed.`

What I claim'and desireto secure byLetters Patentis: i 1. A hangerffor.V torage batteries including a strap, formed from a blank ofbendabie'sheet material, means for; anho ring`v the strap` t a` vehicle,"and means pivotally mounted on the strap for ',seating al storage.battery; vsaid' xpivotally mounted mear'is being' zadjus table` tollongitudinal or transverse relation to 'sa'idfstrap-'prior to,bendingsaidftreP-g 2. A hanger for storage batteries including a strapformed from a blank of sheet metal bent to form end walls and providedwith slots for passage of bolts therethrough for anchoring the strap toa vehicle, and means pivotally mounted on the strap for retaining astorage battery in longitudinal or transverse alignment thereon.

3. A hanger for installing storage batteries in a vehicleincluding a bendable strap', means for anchoring the hanger't said vehicle, and means`pivotally mounted on the strap for seating a storage battery inlongitudinal or transverse re- -lationto said strap.

4. A universal hanger for storage batteries comprising a blank ofbendable sheet material having portions bent to form end batterysupporting walls, means for anchoring certain of said bent ends to avehicle, means pivotally mounted on said blank for primarily seating astorage battery, 'and interengageable means on said pivotally mountedmeans and blank for holding said storage battery in transverseor'l'ongitiidinal relation tosaid blank. i

I5. In a universal battery henger oi the characterdescribed, a primarysupporting' member forseating a battery, a hanger memberadapted forsupport on a vehicle, means pivotally mounting the supporting memberrelative v to thehang'er member and means on one vof saidrn'embersirilterenga'gealole with the= other' ment ber for normally retainingthefsupporting 'memberin selected longitudinal or transverse positionrelative tosaidhanger.

6. A, hanger for storage batteries comprising a blank of bendable sheetmate'rial'havinlg 'portions bent to form end battery supporting walls,means Vfor anchoring the bent ends to ai vehicle, means pivotallymountedo n said zb1ank'for primarily 4 seating a storagef battery,` and lugs onsaidpivotally mounted means and blank for holding 'said storage batteryin transverse or vlongitudinal relationtosaid blank. j f

7( A hanger for storage batteries including a strap formed from a blankof bendable sheet metaLhaving adepressed `seat-located substantiallylcentrally thereof, saidseat having an opening therein adapted to receivea boltv 'for mounting storage battery retaining means en said strap,andmeans pivotally mounted `on the strap'by said bolt for retainingajsto'rage fbattery in longitudinal or transverse alignment thereon.

